Comb-cleaner.



PATENTE-D JUNE 12, 1906.-

E.LAYTON. 00 B CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1905.

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COMB-CLEANER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed November 1. 1905- Serial No. 285.402.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLEN LAYTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Andrew, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Comb-Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to comb-cleaners.

One object of the invention is to rovide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, urable, and efficient device for the cleaning of combs.

Another object resides in the provision of a device composed of flexible strands so disposed as to form finger-grasping members at its ends and means intermediate its ends for cleaning the comb.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combina tion and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out 1n the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, pro ortion, size, and minor details may be ma e within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention. Fi 2 is a transverse section through the invention on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that my comb-cleaning device is made up of strands of flexible material arranged to form eyes 1 and 2 at opposite ends for the reception of the forefinger and thumb of the left hand. The formation of these eyes 1 and 2 in the manner stated necessitates the cross ing of the material intermediate the eyes 1 and 2, and at this point of intersection the material is interwoven, as indicated by the reference character 3.

In the use of the device the forefinger and thumb of the left hand are placed, respectively, in the eyes 1 and 2 and the combcleaning device moved over the comb, so

that the interwoven part 3 may engage and,

clean the teeth of the comb. Of course the cleaning device may be held stationary and the comb moved for cleaning the teeth thereof instead of moving the device and holding the comb in one posltion.

What is claimed is A comb-cleaning device comprising strands of material arranged to form oppositely-disposed eyes and an intermediate interwoven portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELLEN LAYTON.

Witnesses:

WILLIS G. HINE, SAMUEL O. POWELL. 

